William Morris Hunt Quotes - Page 2

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• Nature is economical. She puts her lights and darks only where she needs them.

  William Morris Hunt

  Light, Needs

  William Morris Hunt (1976). “William Morris Hunt on painting and drawing”, Dover Pubns

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• When an artist leaves his work to amuse people, he loses his time and their respect. If people are to be amused by artists, it must be by employing them in their legitimate occupation.

  William Morris Hunt

  Artist, People, Occupation

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• You are to draw not reality, but the appearance of reality!

  William Morris Hunt

  Reality, Appearance, Realism

  William Morris Hunt (1976). “William Morris Hunt on painting and drawing”, Dover Pubns

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• Compare constantly, lines and angles... Hold looking-glass before your model and your drawing. Take a second's glance only, and see if the impression be the same. If it be not, ask, 'What is the difference?

  William Morris Hunt

  Drawing, Differences, Glasses

  William Morris Hunt (1976). “William Morris Hunt on painting and drawing”, Dover Pubns

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• How are things visible? Can you see an egg against a white background? Not by drawing a line around it can you make it evident.

  William Morris Hunt

  Eggs, White, Drawing

  William Morris Hunt (1976). “William Morris Hunt on painting and drawing”, Dover Pubns

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• Children should learn to draw as they learn to write, and such a mystery should not be made of it. They should be encouraged, not flattered... then [later in life] double the effort is required to get the facility which might have been gained insensibly.

  William Morris Hunt

  Children, Writing, Later In Life

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• Elaboration is not beauty, and sand-paper never finished a piece of bad work.

  William Morris Hunt

  Beauty, Pieces, Paper

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• There's lots of fun in this world, after all. And if there isn't, there is in the next. And we're going there, sure.

  William Morris Hunt

  Fun, World, Next

  William Morris Hunt (1878). “W.M. Hunt's Talks about Art: With a Letter from J.E. Millais”

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